Technology

In a world where technology is rapidly transforming businesses, markets and everyday lives, well-established multi-nationals and tech start-ups
trust Linklaters’ lawyers to help them maximise opportunities and navigate threats.

Technology Sector lawyers

As technology continues to rapidly transform businesses, markets and everyday life, our priority is to help clients at all stages of growth maximise opportunities - and navigate the threats - in this increasingly interconnected, dynamic and demanding world.

To do this, requires top minds collaborating, agile thinking, a passion for technology and lawyers who are not merely legal experts, but who also know and comprehend the nuances of clients’ evolving business models.

We can offer clients our unparalleled cross-border depth of legal and regulatory knowledge and experience across a broad spectrum of cross-sector technology trends, such as fintech, AI, blockchain, digital health, e-commerce and electric and autonomous vehicles, by drawing on our strength across different practice areas, sectors and jurisdictions. This ensures that all of our clients receive commercially innovative and technically strong advice.

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Featured Technology thought leadership and resources

Explore a curated selection of technology-focused thought leadership and resources published by our Tech lawyers.

Digital Transformation: Be the facilitator of change

In our report, co-authored by Microsoft and Linklaters, “Lawyers – agents of change in a world of digital transformation”, we demonstrate how digital transformation presents an opportunity for lawyers to influence, to collaborate and to partner with a range of stakeholders to enable the delivery of secure and compliant digital transformation solutions.

IPO Toolkit

A company's IPO is very often the most significant transaction in the development of the company. Its completion marks the start of the company's life as a public reporting entity. Access to the IPO Toolkit is via our Knowledge Portal.

Get involved or get left behind

Technology is changing the way global businesses operate on a scale not seen since the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries. So, what are the options for financial institutions and other corporates looking to embrace this revolution?

nakhoda: Our flagship technology solution

nakhoda is Linklaters’ flagship technology and AI platform. We recognise that the real potential of legal AI goes beyond data organisation and extraction. Through nakhoda, we deploy the smartest solutions and ideas in the market, from machine learning to automated legal logic, to deliver products that make a real difference for our clients.

Cyber Trends

Industry and sector convergence has been one of the major themes in M&A over recent years. This short video outlines some of the trends and themes we're seeing in the market.

Distributed ledger technology

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Many institutions are looking to distributed ledger technology for potential solutions to improving efficiency and reducing costs. The European Parliament has declared that it wants the EU to be a leader in DLT and has proposed several policies for boosting DLT and related technologies in Europe. Richard Hay, UK Head of UK Fintech, on the potential impact of DLT.

Key Tech events

Our Tech lawyers regularly speak at events and conferences across the world. Swipe or scroll through the events for a brief summary.

TMT Finance Asia | 23-24 January 2019

We'll be attending and speaking at TMT Finance in Singapore.

Day 1: TMT M&A panel - how will deals change the market in 2019 and beyond?

Tech M&A: how does the M&A market practice differ when the target is a tech start-up

Technology is revolutionising the way businesses operate across all sectors. Many companies are looking to embrace the opportunities offered by technology by undertaking M&A or consortium transactions, whether to improve efficiency in internal processes, deliver a better service to clients or customers or develop innovative new business lines.